Events

Join Marietta House Museum for this virtual presentation. Learn about freedom seekers’ plans; names of helpers; and hiding places with storyteller/cultural interpretive guide, Dionne Patterson of UGR3DAY Underground Railroad Experiences, Inc. Mrs. Patterson, also known as “Conductor Dee,” will share historical accounts of the secret network called The Underground Railroad. She will highlight stories of how men, women, and children prepared for the grueling journey in search of freedom, using their social ties, financial savings, knowledge about geography and plants and herbs to survive, and unique ways that some freedom seekers navigated their way North. Agents who gave aid to those secretly traveling on the Underground Railroad also took risks and suffered consequences as they selflessly guided self-emancipating champions.

Recommended for ages 8 & up.

Fee: $5/person. Please register in advance at pgparksdirect.com to receive the Microsoft Teams link for this event.

For more information, please call 301-464-5291 or send an email to mariettahouse@pgparks.com.

Enjoy FREE activities for ages 60 & better! Explore Prince George’s County Parks and Recreation Active Aging Week 2023

Friday, September 22, 11 am & 1 pm. Special Highlight Tour in honor of Underground Railroad Month. The tour will highlight the avenues of resistance taken by the enslaved families and individuals who lived and labored at Marietta in the nineteenth century— including Benjamin Duckett, who was born into slavery at Marietta but used the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom. Marietta House Museum is on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Trail.

Recommended for ages 8 and up. $5 per person. Please register in advance at www.pgparksdirect.com. For more information, please call 301-464-5291 or email mariettahouse@pgparks.com.

Investigate a range of STEAM topics related to the field of aviation with hands-on experiments and activities!

¡En vivo! Enjoy one of the most electrifying concerts of the season as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

Join us for performances with artists and events that showcase the rich cultures of the African continent!